Shirt



P. H. NOLTING.

SHIRT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16. 1919.

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PHILIP I-I. NOL'IING, 015 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SHIRT.

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T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP H. NoL'rING, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Shirts, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in shirts, and has for its objectto provide an outer shirt, with a skirt buttoning upon itself to formdrawers.

In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the shirt-of myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a diagonal View of the same.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the same.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental view of the lower edge of the skirt of thegarment, indicating the manner in which the back section thereof isgored to receive a crotch-piece.

Fig. 5 is a plan View of the crotchp-iece.

As shown in the drawings,the shirt 6 is of the ordinary construction ofan outer shirt, of the type generally styled coat shirt; the shirtopening on the front along the line 7, and being kept closed by buttons8.

The back section 9 is provided with a gore 10, as illustrated in Fig. 4,and in said gore 10 the crotch-piece 11 is sewed, its edge 12 beingstitched to the edge of said gore 10. Said crotch-piece 11 issubstantially rectangular in form as shown in Fig. 5, and its lower orfree edge is provided wit-h a central button-hole 13 whereby saidcrotchpiece 11 is secured to the button 14; other button-holes 15 aresecured to buttons 16 as shown, thus causing the garment to fit aroundthe legs of the wearer to serve as drawers Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed July 16, 1919. Serial No. 311,300.

toned position, as shown in Fig. 1. The button 14 en ages with thebutton-hole 21 of the flap before entering and engaging with thebutton-hole 13.

The garment thus described enables its wearer to dispense with the useof undergarments, although admitting the use of an under-shirt, ifdesired. The garment is so formed as to afford comfort to the wearer. Byits use the wearer is enabled to save the cost of underwear, and to savethe expense of laundering such underwear.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tohave secured to me by the grant of Letters Patent, is

The improvement in shirts comprising a coat-shirt having a back sectionprovided with amgore; a substantially rectangular crotch-p iece securedat its rear edge to the edge of said gore; and having a central and sidebutton-holes along its free edge; two front flaps extending downwardlyfrom the front of the shirt, one of said flaps being permanently securedto the back section and the other of said flaps being secured to themeeting edge of the back sections by buttons andso arranged to be openedwhile. leaving the cr0tch-piece in closed position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature. T

PHILIP H. NOLTING.

